Egg Salad Sandwich Review 4/14/22: Eataly Technically speaking this is not an egg salad sandwich. It is a tuna sandwich, but it’s made the traditional Italian way with a layer of sliced hardboiled eggs over the tuna mixture. I did not think this would become my lunchtime go-to but it’s easy to get (Eataly has a good grab-and-go station) and, let’s face it, Eataly has very good food throughout. It’s yummy. Mario Battali may be a pig but I’ve never had a bad meal at one of his restaurants. This sandwich features all natural ingredients and is made on Eataly’s own “rustic” bread, which is addictive. Depending on the time of the sandwich’s assemblage, the bread might be a little dried out, but that gives it a little more “tooth” and it loses none of the flavor. For the purposes of this review, i decided to actually investigate the ingredients of the sandwich. According to the packaging, the bread is made from “flour, eggs, yeast, sugar, salt, butter” and the rest of the sandwich includes Callipo tuna, egg, mayonnaise, olive oil, lemon juice, shallot, capers, parsley, oregano and garlic”. As you can see, the main binding ingredient seems to be a healthy layer of mayonnaise. I’m not sure if Eataly makes their own mayo or uses some kind of Italian import, but it’s very good. The capers, parsley, etc are used in great moderation with the tuna flavor predominating. Callipo Tuna is an Italian brand of canned tune and according to google it’s canned (or jarred) in Calabria, so you may detect a trace of Mediterranean sunshine there. I would prefer with this a layer of lettuce but that is not how Italians make sandwiches traditionally. While not strictly within the outlines of this survey, Eataly’s tuna sandwich provides enough egg content for it to slip over the line - plus it’s just a darned good sandwich. Pros: tastes very good, fancy imported ingredients. Cons: A bit pricey at just under $10; although essentially made from scratch, it is not a diet food due to the generous portion of mayonnaise.
